HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Huntsville police are investigating a robbery during which a man said he was shot in the foot near Cherry Street and Holmes Avenue.

According to police, the victim said he was walking in the area when a man approached him and asked for money at about 3 p.m.. When he took out his wallet, the victim said the suspect grabbed it and they began to fight over it.

The victim said the suspect then took out a gun and shot him in the foot. He was taken to Huntsville Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.